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Table 4 Clinical outcomes at postoperative 6 months for humerus shaft fractures with proximal or distal fracture extension

From: Narrow locking compression plate vs long philos plate for minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis of spiral humerus shaft fractures

 

Group I (Narrow LCPa)

Group II (Long Philos plate)

p-value

Postoperative FF (°)

140.0 ± 21.5(100–170)

133.1 ± 8.8(120–150)

0.410

Postoperative Abd (°)

141.0 ± 20.2(100–170)

131.3 ± 10.6(115–150)

0.237

Postoperative ER (°)

44.4 ± 22.8(20–90)

21.9 ± 11.3(5–50)

0.023

Postoperative IR (level)

T12(L5-T7)

L1(L5-T7)

0.569

UCLA

26.0 ± 6.7(14–35)

25.1 ± 6.4(17–35)

0.787

ASES

77.1 ± 18.3(34–100)

57.8 ± 28.6(18–100)

0.113

SST

7.4 ± 2.2(2–10)

5.1 ± 3.7(0–10)

0.135

  1. LCPa locking compression plate, FF forward flexion, Abd abduction, ER external rotation, IR internal rotation. UCLA University of California at Los Angeles scale, ASES American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score, SST Simple Shoulder Test score
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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